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Live auction - fme_470720 - HENRY III - ORDRE DU SAINT-ESPRIT / ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Médaille de l’ordre du Saint-Esprit

HENRY III - ORDRE DU SAINT-ESPRIT / ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Médaille de l’ordre du Saint-Esprit AU
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Estimate : 300 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 29 October 2019 16:44:27
Type : Médaille de l’ordre du Saint-Esprit
Date: 1579
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 40,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 34,91 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec une tache sombre au revers. Légère usure sur les points hauts des reliefs de l’avers

Obverse


Obverse legend : INTEVERE - CHRISTVS / 1579.
Obverse description : Henri III assis sur un trône, vêtu du manteau royal et portant le collier de l’ordre du Saint-Esprit ; au-dessus de sa tête, la colombe du Saint-Esprit sortant des nuages ; le roi reçoit le serment d’un nouveau chevalier, agenouillé à gauche entre le prévôt, qui lui présente l’Évangile sur lequel il doit jurer, et le grand trésorier, qui lit les statuts de l’ordre ; le champ est semé de langues de feu..

Reverse


Reverse legend : .HENRI. / III. DE CE. NOM. / ROY. DE. FRAN. ET / DE. POL. AVTHEVR / ET. SOVVERAIN / DE. L’ORDRE DES / CHEVALIERS / DV. S. ESPRIT / .1579..
Reverse description : Légende en 9 lignes dans une couronne de lauriers.

Commentary


Cette médaille est certainement postérieure à l’année 1579, et a peut-être été frappée au XVIIe ou au XVIIIe siècle.
This medal is certainly later than the year 1579, and was perhaps struck in the 17th or 18th century.

Historical background


HENRY III - ORDRE DU SAINT-ESPRIT / ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The order of the Holy Spirit was created in December 1578. It was created by the desire of Henry III to group around his person a nucleus of devoted gentlemen and on whom he could count against the League. The king was the grand master of this order, which had one hundred knights, plus nine ecclesiastical commanders and four grand officers: a chancellor, a provost, a grand treasurer and a clerk. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit were at the same time Knights of the Order of Saint-Michel. The cross of the order was suspended from a blue cord, hence the name of blue cords given to the Knights of the Holy Spirit. The Dauphin and the sons of France were by right Knights of the Holy Spirit at birth. The name of Holy Spirit had been given in commemoration of the fact that the election of Henry III to the throne of Poland and his accession to the throne of France had both happened on the day of Pentecost..

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